Candid

JULY 15, 2025

This is a fundamental role shift for nonprofits from service delivery and advocacy to facilitating community ownership and wealth building—where communities build and own assets that generate sustainable resources. Our community members bring rich traditions of community organizing, mutual aid, and power building.

Culture 59

Culture Entrepreneurship Collaborations Governance 59

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2025

For instance, this financing structure that combines earned and grant income does share some features with the community development financial institution (CDFI) sector, which is now nearing a half-trillion dollars in assets. Activating these funding streams will be challenging but not impossible.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Public Policy 105

Blue Avocado

JULY 8, 2025

Kathy Hickman from Precious Gifts Ministries & Community Development Corporation Fundraising Ethics: Balancing Donor and Community Needs Nonprofits struggle with moral and ethical issues surrounding the intense resources required for fundraising; “donor-centric” vs “community-centric.”

Nonprofit governance and management 88

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Ethics Nonprofits 88

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Floating Doctors similarly offers mobile healthcare, education, and community development to underserved communities worldwide. Mercy Ships is not the only medical NGO that offers medical care by boat, but it is one the largest.

Medical 116

Medical Healthcare Nonprofit governance and management Health 116

Candid

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Giving circles can be an accessibleand proactive driver of community development The strength of the collective giving model also lies in its accessibility. Members can engage at whatever level they feel comfortablefrom attending monthly meetings to leading policy research.

Philanthropy 59

Philanthropy Education Education Community Development 59

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 15, 2025

A couple of weeks ago, the community development financial institution (CDFI), where I work, Inclusive Action for the City , wrote a statement on our response to the attacks on the CDFI Fund. We must overcome the anxiety that comes over us when we need to arrive face-to-face with those whose goal is to harm us.

Governance 124

Governance Community Development Management Communication 124

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2025

The San Francisco Community Land Trust , Asian Law Caucus , and Chinatown Community Development Center teamed up to buy the building and transform it into a cooperative. The tenants were able to avoid eviction and are now owner-residents of their limited-equity co-op.

Construction 70

Construction Law Governance Finance 70

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Understanding the nature of the capital that is moving into neighborhoodsto whom it is flowing and with what effectis therefore critical.

Construction 72

Construction Public and Social Policy Finance Poverty 72

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 3, 2025

Image credit: AmnajKhetsamtip on iStock Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) have emerged as pivotal players in bridging financial gaps in underserved communities. They often operate as nonprofit loan funds, credit unions, or community-focused banks.

Finance 74

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 74

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 23, 2025

Oscar Perry Abello: In my work as an economic justice correspondent at Next City, I had written all these stories about credit unions, community banking, and CDFIs [ Community Development Financial Institutions ]. In my head, all these stories combined added up to something greater than the sum of the parts.

Insurance 80

Insurance Non-Profits Governance Finance 80

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 3, 2025

Key economic strategies for doing so include repurposing and updating existing tax credits, loan strategies, and market proposals: Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are now used for supporting local community business activity and cooperatives.

Nonprofit governance and management 125

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Insurance Social Enterprise 125

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 16, 2025

is part of a growing community ownership movement to reclaim land and protect neighborhoods from extraction. The path to community ownership isn’t easy, however. Real estate development tends to operate on fast timelines and rigid expectations—rarely aligning with the slower, community-centered processes required for lasting change.

Food 61

Food Finance Culture Entrepreneurship 61

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 4, 2025

The report also highlights some of the economic impacts: Native peoples, communities, and enterprises are excluded from philanthropy, investments, capital, and banking, and other economic systems.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Culture Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development 110

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

Instead, public banks partner with local banks to expand community-driven impacts. In California, public banks are barred from competing with local financial institutions.

Nonprofit governance and management 128

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Finance 128

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The city fully embraces Gemeinwesenarbeit, a German term that refers to community development. Social workers are deployed in eight quarters throughout Darmstadt to organize meetings, promote community engagement and provide assistance with government processes. But housing is just one layer.

Nonprofit governance and management 91

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 91

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

What becomes critical here is to capture these rental units for public use by implementing tenant and community right of first refusal options and prioritizing access for nonprofits (such as community development corporations ). Nonprofit housing groups, in short, can be movement allies, not opponents.

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 131

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

Public bankscreated by governments and chartered to serve the public interestoffer a powerful model to advance racial equity, public accountability, and community self-determination. In New York, the public banking movement has taken root.

Finance 136

Finance Law Poverty Governance 136

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 2, 2025

Also involved, as Abello reported at the time, was Jones Lang LaSalle, a global real estate services firm that had “agreed to serve as master developer and property manager, raising the capital to build out the rest of the group’s vision and manage the property on an ongoing basis.”

Culture 66

Culture Law Energy Associations 66

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 30, 2025

Image Credit: Roger Bradshaw on Unsplash This years Just Economy Conference of 1,300 community development advocates, held by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) was unlike any other. It is, nonetheless, one of the most grassroots-oriented conferences held in Washington, DCand has been for decades.

Governance 77

Governance Law Finance Community Development 77

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 23, 2025

Image Credit: Photo by Liza Summer on Pexels In early 2025, the Native community development financial institution (CDFI) movement faced a potential blow when the administration of President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order that sought to reassessand potentially cutfederal funding to a wide range of community investment initiatives, including (..)

Governance 78

Governance Culture Finance Community Development 78

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2025

This reliance on external drivers did not sit comfortably with Neugebauer, whose background is in community development and social innovation. Bringing in money and resources to organizations is a really important thing to do, but we miss this opportunity to build a foundation of civic and community engagement, she told NPQ.

Children 61

Children Philanthropy Education Education 61

Candid

APRIL 22, 2025

Advocate: Emphasize the vital role of volunteering in driving broader societal change and community development. Encourage corporate partners to activate volunteer time off policies, demonstrating how employer-supported service strengthens workplaces while expanding community impact.

Nonprofit governance and management 72

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Community Development Foundations 72

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Enter community development financial institutions (CDFIs). In philanthropy and investment-scarce rural regions, squeezing the potential impact out of every dollar is crucial, so catalytic partnerships, those capable of leveraging and securing new resources, become fundamental.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 111

Nonprofit Administration and Development Entrepreneurship Finance Agriculture 111

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 25, 2025

In 2008, with $5 million in enterprise capital from the Ford Foundation and investments from four partner organizations, ROC USA created a sustainable model to help residents purchase their communities when they come up for sale.

Social Enterprise 97

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 97

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 8, 2025

Guests also discussed asset-based community development as an essential tool to building racial equity, particularly asset mapping an approach that systematically identifies the full spectrum of resources currently available within a specific community or region.

Public and Social Policy 61

Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation Law Public and Nonprofit Management 61

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Typically, a one-megawatt solar array can power at least 400 homes for a year at a cost of about $4 million—making this cost-prohibitive to most community developers. What are some practical strategies for building local capacity and breaking a colonial mindset around community energy production?

Energy 132

Energy Environmental Community Development Public Policy 132

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 6, 2025

Since 1973, I have started or led 14 nonprofit enterprises in the arts, community development, and civic engagement sectors. Nonprofits canand ought toengage in a wide range of civic and election-related activities.

Public and Social Policy 93

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Public Policy Nonprofit governance and management 93

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 12, 2025

Detroiters did not widely know these numbers before, and their repetition over the past three years has changed the conversation on community development in Detroit. The research compiled by DPP and its allies was folded into community meetings and candidate forums for the 2021 municipal elections.

Public and Social Policy 68

Public and Social Policy Finance Community Development Homelessness 68

The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Program Success Rate Example A nonprofit sets ten objectives for its latest community development project and successfully achieves eight. Nonprofit leaders can also use the program success rate to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of program implementation. You can use this data to help guide improvements to future projects.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Retention Nonprofits Health 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 2, 2025

The following is a transcript of the video above, from NPQ’s joint webinar with Shelterforce: “Housing as a Public Good: The State of Social Housing Today.” View the full webinar and read the full webinar transcript here. Jonathan Tarleton: This is about building the world we want to live in.

Health 84

Health Community Development Nonprofits 84

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Stage 3: Go Public Economic or community development…must replace a “thing focus” with a “people focus.” Beyond that, I would like to offer a simple refocusing of what we mean by economic or community development. Look to the people who live in the community that needs “development” and ask them what they need.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Construction Law Activism 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 22, 2025

Image Credit: Brian Koellish on iStock Nearly a third of US communities are CDFI deserts. In these turbulent times, many leaders of the nations growing network of community development financial institutions (CDFIs)which now collectively manage $468 billion in assets, a 615 percent increase over the past decadehave high hopes.

Finance 105

Finance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 3, 2025

Cassie is a registered Democrat who works in public media and has a background in nonprofit organizations and community development. When Cassie and Terri initially agreed to talk with me about their friendship, I thought I’d end up writing about political differences.

Leadership 90

Leadership Civil Society Energy Activism 90

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

I4HCSecuring Our Investments for a More Sustainable Future Can I4HC unlock significant progress in development or is it merely old wine in new bottles? The concept of community development has been around for decades, supported by extensive literature and numerous case studies. But it can also benefit greatly from experience.

Health 118

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 118

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

UPILF also partners with NEST , a community development organization that offers loans and financial education to first-time homeowners in underserved Connecticut communities. Through redlining , subprime mortgages, and predatory lending, US banks have helped perpetuate the racial wealth divide.

Education 108

Education Education Community Development Homelessness 108

Anedot

APRIL 8, 2025

Experience & Leadership Skills: Proven leadership and administrative experience in nonprofit or governmental management, community development, or a related field. Someone who will provide a smooth continuity of WMCS services and will help the organization move forward to a new chapter.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 2, 2025

The following is a transcript of the video above, from NPQ’s joint webinar with Shelterforce: “Housing as a Public Good: The State of Social Housing Today.” View the full webinar and read the full webinar transcript here.

Activism 84

Activism Community Development Nonprofits 84